Aaron Judge slid and slid like he always slides. That's it, end of story. If you don't know what I'm talking about, here's the nugget from Pinstripe Nation:
"The Yankees nation stands united in defending captain Aaron Judge from attacks by the Brewers over his outstretched sliding hand deflected a throw from Willy Adames, preventing a potential inning-ending double play. The controversial play in the sixth inning at American Family Field on Sunday drew the ire of Brewers fans, who rained boos down upon the Yankees slugger.
With Alex Verdugo at the plate, Aaron Judge took off for second on a ground ball. As he slid in with his left hand raised high, Adames fired a missile toward first base. But the shortstop’s throw glanced off the Yankees captain’s glove, allowing Verdugo to reach safely.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy briefly argued the play should have been ruled offensive interference, but the umpires huddled and allowed it to stand. After the game, crew chief Andy Fletcher acknowledged they had missed the call.
“On the field, we got together and did the best that we could to come up with the correct answer,” Fletcher told reporters in an apparent reference to blame Aaron Judge. “After looking at it off the field in replay, it appears that the call was missed. It should’ve been called interference because it wasn’t a natural part of his slide.”
"The Yankees nation stands united in defending captain Aaron Judge from attacks by the Brewers over his outstretched sliding hand deflected a throw from Willy Adames, preventing a potential inning-ending double play. The controversial play in the sixth inning at American Family Field on Sunday drew the ire of Brewers fans, who rained boos down upon the Yankees slugger.
With Alex Verdugo at the plate, Aaron Judge took off for second on a ground ball. As he slid in with his left hand raised high, Adames fired a missile toward first base. But the shortstop’s throw glanced off the Yankees captain’s glove, allowing Verdugo to reach safely.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy briefly argued the play should have been ruled offensive interference, but the umpires huddled and allowed it to stand. After the game, crew chief Andy Fletcher acknowledged they had missed the call.
“On the field, we got together and did the best that we could to come up with the correct answer,” Fletcher told reporters in an apparent reference to blame Aaron Judge. “After looking at it off the field in replay, it appears that the call was missed. It should’ve been called interference because it wasn’t a natural part of his slide.”
But here's the thing, Andy Fletcher is wrong about the call being missed and again with the MLB and the Umpires... how hard is it to just quickly google a whole slew of Judge sliding into second base to understand that this is what they guy does? He's a big body, he's got a big arm and sometimes this is going to happen. Max Goodman was the smart one, he collected the photos and posted them.
Aaron Judge said in the clubhouse that he's been sliding with his left hand up when breaking up a double play at second base for years.
— Max Goodman (@MaxTGoodman) April 28, 2024
"You can look back at any picture you want of me sliding into second base, it's always happened."
I did and he wasn't lying.
📸: AP photos pic.twitter.com/APPL8Ry4Su
Maybe this time it just happened to touch the ball. Everyone relax. I understand the Brewers are in first in their own division, but it's still April... no reason to get all crazy about it. How about chalk it up as a fluke accident and move on. Judge was right to address it and I back the guy just like every single Yankee fan.
Aaron Judge on his slide:
— Talkin' Yanks (@TalkinYanks) April 28, 2024
“You can look back at any picture you want of me sliding into second base. That’s always happened”
(via @YESNetwork) pic.twitter.com/vhCp45DS3i
The dude did nothing wrong. Once again, Yankee hate everywhere. Pathetic.
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